MKE MPT

MKE MPT
MKE MPT
	MKEK MPT-76 with a bipod that retracts and doubles as a forward handgrip
Type	Battle rifle (MPT-76); Assault rifle (MPT-55); Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76); Carbine (KAAN-717)
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	2014–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present); Syrian civil war; Somali Civil War; Second Libyan Civil War;
Production history
Designer	MKEK
Designed	2009
Manufacturer	MKEK; Sarsılmaz Arms; Kalekalıp;
Unit cost	$1480
Produced	2014-present
No. built	66,000 (MPT-76 and MPT-55)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	4.2 kg (9.3 lb) (MPT-76 MT); 3.75 kg (8.3 lb) (MPT-76 MH); 4.7 kg (10 lb) (KNT-76);
Length	920 mm (36 in) (MPT-76); 1,020 mm (40 in) (KNT-76);
Barrel length	406 mm (16.0 in) (MPT-76); 508 mm (20.0 in) (KNT-76);
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO (MPT-76 and KNT-76); 5.56×45mm NATO (MPT-55 and MPT-55k);
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	700 rounds/min (MPT-76); 200 rounds/min (KNT-76);
Muzzle velocity	800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) (MPT-76 and KNT-76);
Effective firing range	600 m (660 yd) (MPT-76); 800 m (870 yd) (KNT-76);
Feed system	20 or 30-round detachable magazine
Sights	Iron sights or various optics

The MPT (Turkish: Millî Piyade Tüfeği, English: National Infantry Rifle) is a modular rifle family designed by MKEK and produced by MKEK, Sarsılmaz Arms and Kalekalıp to meet the demands of the Turkish Armed Forces and to replace its aging rifles such as the Heckler & Koch G3 and Heckler & Koch HK33 due to most of them being near the end of their service life. The MPT was designed for robust high altitude, all weather combat, capable of functioning in extreme hot and cold weather. The MKEK MPT is a rifle intended to take abuse and extreme mistreatment and still maintain high accuracy and reliability in order to survive in true battle environments.

It made its first public appearance at the Eurosatory 2014, ADEX 2014 and the MSPO 2014 events.

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